Thursday, April 29, 2010

An Inspiration Station Official Stop!!

Today I bring to you a layout made especially for Mother's Day. Below you will find step-by-step directions to create a layout of your own.

1. Cut the Bayberry Cottage paper "Porch Swing" 9 x 9 1/2". Attach it 3/4" from the top of your cardstock. (I used white cardstock).2. I printed (3) photos that were 3 x 4" approximately. I staggered them down the center of the layout, making sure not to go over the edge of the patterned paper.3. Next, I punched (4) scalloped circles out of the same patterned paper and placed one in the top left hand corner, a partial one at the top right hand corner, one to tuck underneath the top photo, and one to tuck under the middle photo. 4. Tag a flip note and tuck it under the middle photo, also placing a die cut tag on top of that. Stamp an image on the tag (I used the Bayberry Cottage stamp set) and place a cork center on the stamp.5. For your title, place it between the top and bottom photo...slightly overlapping the middle photo. I used the Weathered Wood letters in Blackberry, along with the Bayberry and Ocean Expressions Alphabet. 6. Tie twine or ribbon underneath the title. Make a bow and attach it to the twine under the title. Place a cork circle over the bow and add a jeweled brad. (I used the Bayberry Cottage Bella Brads).7. Punch (3) butterflies from the same patterned paper and add them to the punched circles at the top, and also to the end of the title. Bend the wings slightly for effect.8. I then used a partial rub-on design from the Bayberry Cottage Press-ons to add some element to the right of the top photo. I rubbed it right over one of the punched circles.9. Lastly, write your journaling around the perimeter of the patterned paper.

I hope you have the time to re-create this layout. I had a lot of fun making it.

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Very pretty. The tone-on-tone scalloped circles with butterflies is my favorite part. Subtle, but still very eye-catching at the same time (does that even make sense?!). Anyway...always love your work, Tina! ~erin

I could not post on Kristin blog either. I do not want to open another account I already have enough. But I am really enjoying everyones ideas and am thankful for the time and effort you put into this.

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